Category Archive: Jack London in the News

JL in the News: Events in NYC

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Join us in commemorating the centennial of Jack London’s death and celebrating his legacy. Tuesday – November 22, 2016 Time: 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. The Mary Rodgers Room – 7th Floor of The Dramatists… Continue reading

Sonoma film festival celebrates Jack London, by SUSAN NUERNBERG

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Three Hollywood adaptations of Jack London’s chart-topping adventure novels will find their way to the silver screen again as part of a Jack London Classic Film Fest, held Nov. 3-5 in Sonoma. Link:… Continue reading

JL in the News: The Guardian on Jack London

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“Reading group: Which Jack London book should we read in November?” by Sam Jordison https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/nov/01/reading-group-which-jack-london-book-should-we-read-in-november?CMP=share_btn_tw Snippets (read the rest at the link): But he didn’t write a book called On the Road. In… Continue reading

C-Span Video of Life and Legacy of Jack London Panel at Stanford

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Life and Legacy of Jack London Scholars talked about the life and legacy of novelist, journalist, photographer, and social activist Jack London. They showed a selection of London’s photojournalism and spoke how the… Continue reading

Jack London, The Beatles, and Italy: An Interview with Davide Sapienza by Jonah Raskin

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Jeanne Reesman, Earle Labor, and Davide Sapienza Davide Sapineza ought to be no stranger to American fans and readers of Jack London’s work. The foremost Italian authority on London – though he’s too… Continue reading

Jack London: Apostle of the American West, Sept. 19

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New Book: Jack London: The Paths Men Take

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From Emiliana Tedesco: I’m writing to you because Contrasto just published a book about Jack London and his pictures: The Paths Men Take”. The book is part of a book collection called “In… Continue reading

Exhibition at Stanford–Jack London: Apostle of the American West

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Jack London: Apostle of the American West Centennial Celebration, Symposium, and Exhibition at Stanford TIME AND DATE Monday, September 19, 2016 4:15 – 6:45 pm LOCATIONStanford Faculty Club Gold Lounge 439 Lagunita Drive… Continue reading

Jack London: Taming Muses, by Jay Williams

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In his most famous piece of advice to beginners, Jack London wrote in his essay “Getting into Print,” “don’t loaf and invite inspiration; light out after it with a club.” The Wolf Club… Continue reading

Symposium and Exhibition at Stanford– Jack London: Apostle of the American West

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Centennial Celebration, Symposium, and Exhibition at Stanford TIME AND DATE: Monday, September 19, 2016 The symposium will mark the 100th anniversary of Jack London’s death in 1916 with panel presentations representing three aspects… Continue reading